Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Executive Committee of the So
ciety Of the Army of the Cumberland have
practically completed the program for the
annual meeting of the society which will be
held III Washington May II, .~l2 upon which
occasion the Garfield statute to be erected
at the west approach Of the Capitol will lie
unveiled The meeting of the Society will
pc held the morning of May II, at which
be delivered tho evening Of that day in the
Congregational church. The statute wiIl,be
unveiled May II with: appropriate :ceremo-
MES, at which the President and members
OF the Cabinet will be present. The even
ing OF May - a grand Symposium will be
held at Abner's Garden and the day follow
ing the society will be taken to Mount YER
non and Marshall Hail. ~ =: i
The Sunday laws of Washington
D. c., permit only druggists and undertake1s
to remain open on that day, and the Dis
trlct Commissioners onlast Sunday required
all news stands, cigar stores, confectioneries,
and lunch houses to shut up. 1t is expected
that test case will be made UP by. some
dealer almost Immediately. While the COM
mlSsioners do not state such to be the case
their action is believed to be the outcome Of
the enforcement of the law against Sunday
liquor selling. This law has been enforced
D, SD
mafkabiy successful, owing to q provision
making a second conviction for its violation
work forfeiture of license. .:%:*=: :@..a:
Secretary Whitney has decided to
push to completion the work on the cruisers
Atlanta, Boston and Chicago, SO as to per-
nit OF an early adjustment Of the accounts
with the contractors 70 this end all extra
work on the vessels, such as the changes
made in, the Boston and Chicago by direct
ION OF the naval advisory board as a result:
Of the trials of the Atlanta, will: be discon-.
tlnued, and aside frOni7some small changes
necessary to fit the vessels for sea the ener-
gies of the department be concentrate
upon the work required: by the original
contracts with John Roach. The Secretary
addressed a letter to the chiefs Of the bu-
reauS Of construction and steam engineer
ing, and to the assignees of John Roach, to
the above effect.
1t is reported from *Washing ton that:
Recorder Trotter still lies in a precarious
condition, and danger exists that he may
falI1nto quick consumption. the strain on
his lungs from the attack of typhoid
pneumonia in each lobe being so great as
nearly to disintegrate: them. He resides
and is being carefully nursed at the house.
of Mrs Harriet Jacobs, whose life history:
has become widely known both in It this
country and Europe She was slave in
North Carolina, whose escape, told by her.
self, ad great sale in abolition time. !:
+ Naval officers are much pleased With.
the result of an attempt made at Thurlow,
Pa, to cast steel stem for the new cruiser
Baltimore, now building at Philadelphia
The piece weighed $4,000 pounds aid was
cast without q defect. Commander Evans.
has just examined and tested the casting,
and: pronOunceS it to be excellent. He saws
that it is probably the best piece of steel
casting ever done'in this country and the
result OF the casting is the more remarkable
and encourag ing from the fact that success
was obtained at the first attempt.
|: i. On the Sth a Committee waited upon
President Cleveland and invited him to 81 at
tend the reunion and banquet of the live
stock breeders of the United States to be
held at Chicago Nov. IS, 1887 The Presi-
dent thanked them fornthe invitation, aud
said that while he had a great desire to. Wis
it the West, lie could not very Veil pro NJ ~
Use to accept all invitation for "a date So far
in the future. His presence in Chicago in
November he remarked, depended entirely
upon the state Of PUBLIC affairs at that time.
The Chinese, minister has received
fron1:the State. department check for.
$I47 900, the indemnity voted by congress
~ ItAOo hS1 Oh W CIS ICOCh NNO.,
outrage a year ago, last September The
amount awarded averages about $500 To-
each Chlnaman for property: No ee1mI-
pensation is paid FOR: a personal injuries
though twenty five men were murdered and
many more manned.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Knott has! commenced the. award of4con-
tracts for carrYing the mails. on. $40 mi mis-
cellaneous star. and steamboat routes for
perlods s ranging from one to four years:
All Of the states, except Delaware. and all
ct the :: tories, except Alaska 4 aid
Al rzass,s are represented in the lst..s3 Ii
President Cleveland has: written q
letter to the Fisherman's Union of Glouces-
ter, Mass, asking them not to .embarass the
Government by any rash action regarding
the fisheries complication, assuring them
that all viii b. b.. d9ne that will project in
diyidual rights and interests and consistent
with National dignity r. \ ~ -,73
On the 9th the President appointed.
Robert p lPEattison, of Penna., E. Emery